b(y)üfˈthalməs, ˌbəf-, -ˌmäs noun
also buph·thal·mia -_mēə
( plural buphthalmos·es -_məsə̇z, -ˌmäsə̇z ; also buphthalmi·as -_mēəz)
Etymology: buphthalmos from New Latin, from Greek bo- (from bous cow, ox) + ophthalmos eye; buphthalmia from New Latin, from buphthalm- (from buphthalmos ) + -ia — more at cow , ophthalmia
: marked enlargement of the eye usually congenital and attended by symptoms of glaucoma